“WebOS, the mobile operating system that won’t stay dead, is about to be reborn on smart TVs from LG,” Jared Newman reports for TechHive.
“According to ZDNet Korea, LG will debut its first WebOS-based smart TV at the CES trade show in January,” Newman reports. “LG acquired WebOS from HP last January with plans to use the software in smart TVs, but the company didn’t go into details. WebOS wasn’t originally designed for televisions, and it’s unclear what a smart TV adaptation might look like. Now, it appears that we’ll get our first look next month.”
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“Speaking at a semiconductor event in Seoul, Korea, LG researcher Hong Sung-pyo also said LG is going to revive Palm / HP’s Enyo development efforts. Enyo is an open-source JavaScript framework for cross-platform applications, and it appears that LG will ask third parties to develop applications using Enyo,”Aaron Souppouris reports for The Verge. “As to why LG feels the need to develop a brand new smart TV operating system, Hong says that, despite improvements to LG’s TV current operating system, Netcast, many users aren’t fully utilizing the smart functionalities of their televisions. It’s hoped that webOS will offer a better experience and encourage people to use LG’s software over a third-party box like an Apple TV.”
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